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Fading Solana meme coin hype triggers record outflows for SOL

GrafaGrafa2024/08/20 10:20
By:Isaac Francis

Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) is facing significant challenges as the once-buzzing meme coin ecosystem around it loses momentum.  

Recent data from CoinShares highlights that Solana suffered its largest outflows on record, with $39 million leaving the network last week.  

This sharp downturn follows inflows of $4.5 million the previous week, indicating a drastic shift in investor sentiment.  

The decline in Solana’s performance is largely attributed to waning interest in SOL-based meme coins.  

The market capitalisation of these meme coins, including popular ones like Dogwifhat (CRYPTO:WIF), Bonk (CRYPTO:BONK), and Book of Meme (CRYPTO:BOME), has dropped by 4.4% since the beginning of the week.  

This decline in trading volumes and market value suggests that investors are losing confidence in these assets, which have been a significant driver of activity on the Solana network.  

Contributing to Solana's struggles is speculation about a potential denial of an ETF related to SOL, further dampening investor enthusiasm.  

Meanwhile, the Tron network is gaining ground as an alternative platform for meme coins.  

Justin Sun's recent launch of SunPump, a token generator on the Tron blockchain, has already produced over 5,500 meme coins and generated substantial revenue.  

With the backing of a massive $60 billion USDT liquidity pool, Tron is positioning itself as a formidable competitor to Solana’s meme coin ecosystem.  

SunPump’s success has sparked speculation that Tron-based meme coins could overtake Solana’s dominance in this niche market.  

However, concerns linger about the potential for bad actors to exploit these platforms, undermining the credibility of the meme coin ecosystem.  

Despite these challenges, Tron’s aggressive push into the meme coin space could significantly shift the balance of power away from Solana, further exacerbating SOL’s outflows and weakening its market position.  

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